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| − | Vuegen (Voegen) Servaes, a [[Sacramentists|Sacramentist]] of [[Maastricht (Limburg, Netherlands)|Maastricht, Dutch province of Limburg]], who about the fall of 1534 became a member of the Maastricht [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] congregation, having been baptized by [[Jan Smeitgen (d. 1537)|Jan Smeitgen]]. Arrested with many other members, he renounced his faith and was beheaded at Maastricht on 6 February 1535. His confession before the officials is very remarkable; he says that he was baptized by Jan Smeitgen during a meeting of the congregation in a private home; before baptism was administered Smeitgen had preached on Mark 16:16, teaching that faith should precede the ceremony of baptism. He also confessed that they were interested in the events at [[Münster Anabaptists|Münster]] | + | Vuegen (Voegen) Servaes, a [[Sacramentists|Sacramentist]] of [[Maastricht (Limburg, Netherlands)|Maastricht, Dutch province of Limburg]], who about the fall of 1534 became a member of the Maastricht [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] congregation, having been baptized by [[Jan Smeitgen (d. 1537)|Jan Smeitgen]]. Arrested with many other members, he renounced his faith and was beheaded at Maastricht on 6 February 1535. His confession before the officials is very remarkable; he says that he was baptized by [[Jan Smeitgen (d. 1537)|Jan Smeitgen]] during a meeting of the congregation in a private home; before baptism was administered Smeitgen had preached on Mark 16:16, teaching that faith should precede the ceremony of baptism. He also confessed that they were interested in the events at [[Münster Anabaptists|Münster]] and that those of Münster "had chosen a king." |
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Bax, W. <em>Het Protestantisme in het Bisdom Luik…</em>I. The Hague, 1937: <em>see </em>Index. | Bax, W. <em>Het Protestantisme in het Bisdom Luik…</em>I. The Hague, 1937: <em>see </em>Index. | ||
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Vuegen (Voegen) Servaes, a Sacramentist of Maastricht, Dutch province of Limburg, who about the fall of 1534 became a member of the Maastricht Anabaptist congregation, having been baptized by Jan Smeitgen. Arrested with many other members, he renounced his faith and was beheaded at Maastricht on 6 February 1535. His confession before the officials is very remarkable; he says that he was baptized by Jan Smeitgen during a meeting of the congregation in a private home; before baptism was administered Smeitgen had preached on Mark 16:16, teaching that faith should precede the ceremony of baptism. He also confessed that they were interested in the events at Münster and that those of Münster "had chosen a king."
Bibliography
Bax, W. Het Protestantisme in het Bisdom Luik…I. The Hague, 1937: see Index.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Servaes, Vuegen (d. 1535)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Servaes,_Vuegen_(d._1535)&oldid=128224.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Servaes, Vuegen (d. 1535). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Servaes,_Vuegen_(d._1535)&oldid=128224.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 506. All rights reserved.
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